What I said to Voice of America

7 years ago

Here is an interview, in Serbian, that I did for Voice of America November 14. I gather it has been heavily…

The best available, unsatisfying outcome

7 years ago

Ratko Mladic was convicted today in The Hague. The sentence is life imprisonment for genocide, crimes against humanity, and violations…

The Kingdom needs to cool it

7 years ago

Atheer Ahmed Kakan of the (Turkish) Anadolu Agency asked questions last week. I replied: 1. What do you think of…

Women are driving MENA social change

7 years ago

On November 15, the Middle East Institute hosted “Women’s Activism and Social Change,” the final panel of its annual conference.…

Something or nothing

7 years ago

Two of my favorite commentators on the Middle East differ diametrically about the impact on the Palestinians of the rapprochement…

Peace picks November 20 – 24

7 years ago

Is Lebanon Saudi Arabia's New Zone of Confrontation with Iran? | Monday, November 20 | 12:00 - 1:30 pm |…

Alabama is an important sideshow

7 years ago

Judging from the headlines, the Republican party is sharply split between its establishment led by Senate Leader Mitch McConnell and…

Pushback isn’t working

7 years ago

A colleague yesterday told me not to worry about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) overreaching in his effort…

Questions about unraveling

7 years ago

A few questions have come up about my report for the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on preventing The Unraveling of…

Peace picks November 13 – 17

7 years ago

Lebanon in Crisis? The Impact of the Hariri Resignation and the Saudi-Iranian Cold War | Monday, November 13 | 11:00…